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Apr 15, 2012

T-Shirt to Skirt Refashion

I found a t-shirt the other day with a great black and white print. I liked the fact that it was made from a cotton/lycra blend so it had lots of comfy stretch to it. The white banded neckline seemed like it would be a perfect detail for a new skirt. So I went to work and in a few easy steps this is what I came up with...

The white banded neckline makes a perfect slit for the back of the skirt!

This is where it began...

One cut across the top and one cut on each side was all it took. I might add, though, that in order to get the width for the bottom of the skirt (unless I really wanted it to be a pencil skirt), I had to cut into the sleeves a bit. This created a slightly flared detail on each side of the skirt, but with the print you can't even tell its there.

I used the original hem to encase the elastic. I simply cut my waist elastic in half, then threaded it through the front and back skirt pieces separately.

Then it was just a matter of stitching up the side seams and doing a small rolled hem. Super simple!

More T-shirt to Skirt Ideas!!!

Click on the photo below and see how I turned this sequined t-shirt into a cute skirt with zipper detail!

i am constantly awed by what people are able to refashion! i never wouldn't thought to do this but it looks amazing! we'd love to have you link this up to our Sunday Best party going on now. http://griffithsrated.blogspot.com/2012/04/sunday-best-link-party.html-marie

That shirt looks a million times better as a skirt than it did as a shirt. Well done, for sure the most brilliant way of turning a fashion disaster in to total awesome style.Great pictures of the how to process as well. I really dislike seeing blogs where they only show you the after pictures and talk about the process. It shows real confidence to take pictures the whole way through before you know if the final project is good or not. I found it super clever that you used the V neck of the shirt as the slit up the back of the skirt, looks great, wouldn't it be hilarious to run into somebody on the street wearing it as a shirt? haha. Great blog, well enjoyed.